Animals

  1. Animals

    News detective: A Galapagos journey

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  2. Animals

    Primate memory showdown

    Are chimpanzees or people better at remembering numbers? Read on to find out.

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  3. Animals

    Eyes on the depths

    On a recent expedition to the Bahamas, scientists made new discoveries about how deep-sea animals see the world.

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  4. Animals

    Return of the Lost Limbs

    Scientists are closer to learning how some animals regrow missing limbs.

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  5. Animals

    Gliders in the family

    Two rare gliding mammals may be the closest living relatives of modern primates.

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  6. Animals

    A dangerous meal

    An Australian snake preys on poisonous frogs by striking them with venom and then waiting for the frog defenses to break down.

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  7. Animals

    Crows Carry Cameras for Science

    Tiny cameras attached to the tail feathers of crows allow scientists to observe the birds using tools in the wild.

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  8. Animals

    Bee Disease

    Scientists may have found one reason why honeybees have been disappearing from the United States.

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  9. Animals

    Color-changing bugs

    A species of South American beetle changes color from shiny gold to dull red—and back again.

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  10. Environment

    Lessons from a lonely tortoise

    In the Galapagos Islands, scientists are struggling to save some of the most endangered creatures in the world.

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  11. Animals

    A Wild Ferret Rise

    Once nearly extinct, wild black-footed ferrets are making a comeback in Wyoming.

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  12. Animals

    Long nose, hopeful future

    A chainsaw-nosed creature of the sea finally earns some protection.

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